Educated, accomplished. I am a professor, i tried to seek a Meaningful Life. Reporter she had a prestigious career, a loving husband, a young daughter. But she also had a secret. I have lived at this nightmare for 18 years. It is 7 murder. They followed him, they kidnapped him and then they dumped his body. It was clearly a plan. Plan. I didnt realize she was involved as deep as she was. Narrator scholar, professor, mother. What is going to happen to my daughter . I am innocent. She certainly knew. Manipulative, in your eyes . Uh, yes. Narrator everything was at stake. She certainly knew. Manipulative in your eyes . Yes. Everything was at stake. I could face life in prison, i am willing to do anything that needs to be done, now i have the strength. Attended Elite Schools, and rose to the top of her field. She was the embodiment of the American Dream, an immigrant who escaped a childhood of poverty and abuse, attended Elite Schools and rose to the top of her field. Against all odds, Nor
Terrible. Im the only person that knows the truth. I had to do something. Reporter he swept her right off her feet. I was drawn to him right away. A dreamy single dad, wealthy, charming, smitten. I had never been spoiled like that. I remember thinking i was like Julia Roberts in pretty woman. Reporter he had been so much. A mysterious accident at sea. He went under and when he came up he no longer saw his wife. He was hysterical. Reporter it was a heart wrenching story. So why, then, were so many people so suspicious . No one knows exactly what happened on that boat. Reporter an accident . A disappearance . You thought what, she faked her death . Reporter or, maybe a murder. There is no way. Absolutely no way. I felt like the police were just trying to frame an innocent man. Reporter now, she would be the one to unravel it all. I thought i could do this. In a dangerous undercover operation. My heart was was so fast. I said you y need to tell me th truth. Id reporter welcome to dateline
A fight for freedom. Laura nirider what happened to this teenager could happen to any one of our children. Craig melvin at 18, he was arrested for murder, adamant he was innocent. Teenager could happen to anyone of our children. The mac at 18 he was arrested for murder, adamant he was ed innocent. So what could have possibly led to this . Why would he confess to something he didnt do . Why would he . What really happened during that police interrogation. I cant lie to you about this, but the officer is lying about lying. An extraordinary look inside of the Interview Room. This is one of the intense interrogations that ive ever seen. Ever seen. How could you confess to a crime you didnt commit . Welcome to dateline. How could you confess to a crime you didnt commit . It seems to defy logic and common sense. Advocates say it happens far more often than any of us realize. Here is Keith Morrison with the interrogation. A freak snowstorms mother the little town of the blue ridge mountains.
To see pictures of your her into your the details carried out. It is devastating. Shauna tiaffay, loving mom by day and las vegas Cocktail Waitress by night. I was at one of the bars and i saw her walk and every single head turned. Reporter it was after the shift they found the victim of a ruthless attack. Your heart drops to your stomach. Reporter the suspect, how about the Casino Worker or hustler . We did not know if it was a cycle watching us work at the palms. Shauna was thinking i have to get out of the situation. Reporter from out of the blue, i tip. It would reveal a diabolical plot. Just could not understand how this was reality. Reporter was the killer too clever to be caught . Extremely smart. Smarter than we are. Welcome to deadline. Shauna tiaffay hit the jackpot in las vegas. Handsome husband, adorable daughter and good job. But there is a dark side to sin city and sadly the beautiful Cocktail Waitress became its victim. In cases like this one the husband is often the sus
That. She loved skiing, sailing, and friends. She was extremely outgoing. A wonderful life that came to a tragic end on a warm summer night. Her life had ended, but our story was just beginning. Her killer had not been caught. But, the trail grew cold, the file forgotten until decades later, someone dusted it off. The whole goal of this case was trying to see the thing that was hiding in plain sight. There were clues, mysterious weapon made of wire, a wedding invitation, a midnight sale to nowhere. Were they enough to catch a killer . I was 100 confident he was our guy. Now, the showdown. A determined prosecutor against the famed Defense Lawyer who helped set o. J. Simpson free. After 35 years, was it finally time for justice . He was alone in his makeshift workshop. Had to be for what he intended. Carefully, he cut lengths of a broom handle, two of them, just a few inches each. Send them down, drilled a hole in each one, found a piece of wire to string between them. Too thin. He doubl